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AssigneeEcovative Design LLC
InventorsEben Bayer, Gavin Reim McIntyre, Alex James Carlton, Meghan A. O'Brien, Peter Mueller, Damen Donald Schaak, Jessie Hannah Kaplan-Bie
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Topical applicators containing mycological biopolymers are suitable for applying health or cosmetic products to the skin or lips of a subject. The applicators are made from biodegradable mycological biopolymers that are grown from fungi in the presence of a growth medium under a predetermined environment of relative humidity, temperature, carbon dioxide, oxygen and air flow. The topical applicators containing the mycological biopolymers may further contain beneficial agents or products that that may be transferred to the skin or lips, thereby enhancing the health or beauty of a subject.
A topical applicator comprising a structural matrix, wherein the structural matrix comprises a mycological biopolymer.
The topical applicator of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the mycological biopolymer has a density ranging from about 0.1 to about 5 pounds per cubic foot.
The topical applicator of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the mycological biopolymer has an open volume ranging from about 70% to about 99%, about 75% to about 99%, about 80% to about 99%, or about 80% to about 92% (v/v).
The topical applicator of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the mycological biopolymer has a fluid retention capacity of up to about 20-fold of the dry mass of the mycological biopolymer.
The topical applicator of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the structural matrix consists of, or consists essentially of the mycological biopolymer.
The topical applicator of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the topical applicator consists of the mycological biopolymer.
The topical applicator of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the topical applicator is provided in the form of a sheet, a circular disc, a triangle, a cylinder, a rectangle or a cone, or any other 3-dimensional molded form or custom design.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.